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In Uganda's Kibale National Park, an African golden cat was recorded in an Uvariopsis forest patch in 2008. [22] In Gabon's Moukalaba-Doudou National Park, it was recorded in forested areas during surveys in 2012. [23] African Golden cats were recorded in Tanzania's Minziro Forest Reserve in 2018 for the first time. [24]
Results of a phylogenetic study indicates that the caracal and the African golden cat (Caracal aurata) diverged between 2.93 and 1.19 million years ago. These two species together with the serval ( Leptailurus serval ) form the Caracal lineage , which diverged between 11.56 and 6.66 million years ago.
Phylogenetic analysis revealed that caracal, African golden cat (C. aurata) and serval (Leptailurus serval) are genetically closely related forming a genetic lineage that diverged from the common ancestor of the Felidae 3] This taxonomic classification is used in the IUCN Red List for the African golden cat. [4]
African wildcats were first domesticated about 10,000 years ago in the Near East, and are the ancestors of the domestic cat (F. catus). [19] Domestic cats and African wildcats remain closely related in the present day; interspecific hybrids between domestic cat and African wildcats are common, and occur where their ranges overlap. [22]
Indigenous groups in Thailand consider the cats to be fierce, but when kept in captivity they are often peaceful and docile, according to Thai National Parks. Asiatic golden cats are among the ...
African golden cat (C. aurata) ... "Secrets of the World's 38 Species of Wild Cats". National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2018-11-13.
The cat, adapted for life in a different climate, was suffering from frostbite, rescuers said. ‘Crazy-looking cat’ caught by Missouri farmer is wild African animal, rescue group says Skip to ...
A wild African cat seen wandering a suburban Ohio neighborhood has been captured and is being cared for by the Cincinnati Zoo, officials say. Animal control workers responded to a call about a ...